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Wilmington, NC Local Forecast Office

Masonboro Sea Buoy MR

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
SSW 12kt
2ft
Tonight
SW 15kt
3ft
Wednesday
WNW 8kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
NNW 7kt
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Friday
⇑S 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
S 6kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑SSE 10kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:04 am EDT Jul 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm EDT Jul 28, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

This Afternoon

SSW wind around 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 12 to 15 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1am and 2am. Seas around 3 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind around 8 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind around 7 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday Night

S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.